Inibehe Effiong, a Nigerian human rights lawyer and activist, has strongly criticized the country’s persistent electricity deficiency since 1960, attributing the problem to failed leadership and wasted resources.
The Lawyer who took to his Facebook page on Monday night to express his frustration with the country’s latest national grid collapse opined that if Nigeria’s corrupt rulers were granted access to heaven, Satan himself would have grounds to protest against such injustice.
“Since 1960, the so-called rulers have not been able to fix power. We do not have stable electricity despite the resources of this country.
“If the same evil and corrupt rulers that have ruined this country are going to heaven, I think Satan will have a reason to complain of unjust treatment.”, he said.
Inibehe Effiong further expressed his concerns regarding the connection between corrupt Nigerian politicians and church leaders. Questioning how a country can face such extensive destruction at the hands of individuals with religious titles
“One of the issues that have troubled my Christian faith is the unholy and unending romance and synergy between corrupt Nigerian politicians and Church leaders.
“How can a country be subjected to this egregious level of destruction by the same people who are adorned with religious honorifics and bestowed with traditional titles?
“If Nigerian politicians will make heaven, then who are the people that will go to hell?”, he added.
Nigerians were plunged into darkness on Monday evening as the National Grid suffered yet another collapse, disrupting electricity supply across several states.
In a statement, the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) alerted its customers to the collapse, which occurred at 6:48 pm.
The company confirmed that the outage affected its entire network.
“This system collapse has led to the current loss of power supply across the EEDC network,” the statement read.
“As a result, all our interface stations with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) are without supply, rendering us unable to serve customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States.”
The EEDC also mentioned it was on standby, awaiting further information from the National Control Centre (NCC) in Osogbo on the cause of the collapse and the timeline for restoration.
Similarly, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) confirmed the collapse on its X (formerly Twitter) account: “Dear Valued Customer, please be informed that there was a system collapse at 18:48hrs, resulting in the loss of power supply across our network. We are working with our partners to ensure the grid is swiftly restored and will keep you updated.”
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